[ Robert Macnish, Scottish physician and writer for Blackwood's Magazine. ] Autograph Letter Signed ('R. M.') to John Reid [ of the University of St Andrews? ], a quirky letter regarding the balancing of payment for a hat against a debt.

Author:

Robert Macnish (1802-1837), Scottish physician and writer for Blackwood's Magazine [ Professor John Reid (1809-1849), of the University of St Andrews? ]

Publication details:

Without date or place. [ Edinburgh, 1830s? ]

£50.00

SKU: 20419

1p., 12mko. Bifolium. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn. Addressed on reverse of second leaf to 'Mr. John Reid'. In part at least a joke, the letter reads: 'Dear Sir, | You owe me a hat. To save you the trouble of going along with me to a fabricator of chapeaux I shall buy one myself at a Guinea, and as I owe you a small amount you can set down that sum to my credit. This is as broad as it is long & the same to both parties - | Yours faithfully | R. M.' Macnish does not feature in Wilson life of Reid, but Reid did graduate from the University of Edinburgh in 1830.